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I am so glad that you have joined me in my cozy little corner of a very large world. This year I have transitioned into the position of a full-time reading coach for grades K-5. Previously I was a part-time reading coach while teaching second grade for two years, first grade for three years and kindergarten for eight years. My goal for this blog is to share ideas with other teachers as we journey together to reach and teach children. Come on in!

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Lemon - Aid

So, what is a girl to do when she goes to Target and finds these cute items in the dollar bin? Blog about them, of course!

If you click on the photos you will be able to get a better view of my lemony purchases. I am thinking about using them for a math center to set up a lemonade stand. Students can use the box as a cash box for practicing money skills and they could use the clipboards to take orders, etc. I would love to make some things to share that other teachers could print here to use in either a math and/or literacy setting. Being new to the blogging world, I am trying to discern what graphics can be used legally. I have purchased some in the past for personal use and am trying to research what I can and can not do with them as far as sharing materials goes. If you can offer any advice in this area, I would truly welcome it!

Here are a few titles centered upon lemonade that can be used for literature and math activities.﻿ Unfortunately, the ones I have are in my classroom and we had to turn our keys in until later this summer.

You can watch a video clip of the author, Jacqueline Davies, sharing how the book The Lemonade War came about. She was not planning on writing a sequel until she talked to children about the book. Click on The icon below for the cover to The Lemonade Crime to watch the short video for more details.

That's all for this blog post. Gotta go...a tall glass of lemonade is calling my name......